Parts of a PlantParts of a PlantAbbey MitchellAbbey Mitchell

October 2006October 2006

ObjectiveObjective Given a specific plant, a 2Given a specific plant, a 2ndnd grade student grade student

(while in a classroom setting) should be (while in a classroom setting) should be able to identify the different parts and able to identify the different parts and their function without any help from the their function without any help from the teacher and their classmates.teacher and their classmates.

Academic Standard

*Standards for…*Standards for…

““The Living Environment”The Living Environment” 2.4.1-Observe and identify different external 2.4.1-Observe and identify different external

features of plants and animals and describe features of plants and animals and describe how these features help them live in different how these features help them live in different environments.environments.

PrerequisitesPrerequisites Students should Students should

understand that plants understand that plants are living things.are living things.

Students should Students should understand that plants understand that plants need food, water, air, need food, water, air, and space to grow.and space to grow.

Students should Students should understand that plants understand that plants have different shapes, have different shapes, sizes, and colors.sizes, and colors.

Students should Students should understand that plants understand that plants can make other living can make other living things like themselves.things like themselves.

WARM-UPWARM-UP

Q: What makes plants different from each other?Q: What makes plants different from each other?

A: shape, size, colorA: shape, size, color

Q: Plants need what 4 things in order to survive? Q: Plants need what 4 things in order to survive?

A: food, water, air, spaceA: food, water, air, space

The 4 Parts of a PlantThe 4 Parts of a Plant

RootsRoots LeavesLeaves StemStem FlowerFlower

RootsRoots Bring water to the Bring water to the

plant.plant.

Hold the plant in Hold the plant in place in the soil.place in the soil.

LeavesLeavesLeaves makes food for the plant from sunlight.Leaves makes food for the plant from sunlight.

StemStem

The stem carries The stem carries water to the water to the plant.plant.

FlowerFlower

The flower makes seeds.The flower makes seeds.

PracticePractice Leaves make food for the plant.Leaves make food for the plant.

TrueTrue FalseFalse

This is the flower of the plant.This is the flower of the plant.

Yes No

TrueTrueoror

oror NoNo

TEST TIME!TEST TIME!Do you really know your facts??Do you really know your facts??

1)1) What part of the plant brings water to it?What part of the plant brings water to it?

RootsRoots

2) 2) Does the flower make seeds?Does the flower make seeds? YesYes

3)3) Is this a leaf?Is this a leaf?

NoNo

THE END!!!!THE END!!!!